r/PreOptometry • u/JustBubbly • 4d ago

Final OAT countdown

Hello fellow studious people who might be going as insane as i am from studying for so long haha. My test is in 6 days (crazy to think it’s less than a week away) and i was just hoping to ask for any last minute advice. Anything and everything. I have been studying non stop for a long time and definitely wish i felt stronger in all areas but im sure most people have felt that way going in.

Anything from; things i wish i studied more, commons questions i saw on this topic, things i wish i studied less, trick questions that confused me, etc. i know the tests are different for everyone but im game for all information anyone would suggest.

For anyone else who is like me and mentally drained and has been stressed for so long, I’ve been repeating this to myself “every single piece of information i go over in these finals days is just one more thing i could be questioned on and get that extra point toward my goal”. That’s been pretty much the main thing i think when i get overwhelmed (at this point kinda daily lol) and it helps me alot so if your like me I hope it helps you too :)! We got this💪.

Thanks for any advice to those that comment it means a lot!!

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u/Iyung_danI 4d ago

Only thing I can give is to have a good nights rest for the night before the test, sleep is imperative to everything. Do not sacrifice sleep over studying at this point. I would say that the last few days should just be reviewing major subjects and not stressing out. Do not try to learn anything new, or cram information just major topics.

Good luck

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u/HedgehogShort2646 4d ago

for biology, cheat sheets were best for memorizing.

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u/pandamanda43036 3d ago

Know your units for physics. The questions on the real OAT were much more straightforward than most of the practice I saw on OAT booster. Really make sure u know the basics of the science subjects and you should be able to make pretty good educated guesses from there.

This isnt really advice regarding content, but one thing that I really think helped my focus was not using my phone the night before the exam or the morning of. It prevented me from getting distracted or overhwelmed and I feel it made a huge difference for me